School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)
- Location:
- Edengora, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 078
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- Some Irish words I heard spoken in this district by old people who are long dead. Those old people could not converse in the Irish Language.
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They called the Jack Snipe the MIONNÁIN AEIR and when they heard him at night they said good weather was coming.A soft egg ( one without a shell ) was called a BOGÓG
A custom very common in this area years ago was letting cows out on the road in the summer time to eat the grass growing along the sides and this was called FOSUGHADH na nEALLACH
A weak person was called a MEATHÁN and a sore wicked person was called a SEANGÁN
People named Smith in this Parish are still nicknamed the SeangánThey named an oblique line a SCEAMHA noise in a rotten egg was called a GLAGA lump of butter was called a MEASCÁN
To give a sharp sudden blow to a person was called a POC
A foal about a year old was named a CLIOBÓGA little potato was called a PÓIRÍNA young man living in this townland about 20(continues on next page)
